Mike’s Atari 2600 Collection (By company)

Mike Matei / June 10th, 2007

WORK IN PROGRESS

The Atari 2600 is a complicated system to collect for. For basic collectors, my main list of NTSC games released in the US can be seen here. This page is a list of every Atari game organized by game manufacturer. This is more for hardcore collectors who want every game released in every country. While I do have some boxed games, for the time being I mainly collect loose carts.

Orange = Games I own

20th Century Fox
Fox Video Games was a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox and was an attempt by the company to cash in on the lucrative video game market.

Answer Software
Although they had big plans, Answer Software only released a handful of games. All of their titles are very difficult to find. It should be noted that Gauntlet has nothing to do with the Atari Games arcade game of the same name.
Gauntlet (cart, instructions)
Malagai (complete)

American Video
American Video only released one game, Tax Avoiders. This unusual game was actually written by an IRS accountant.
Tax Avoiders (complete)

Amiga
Former Atari employee Jay Miner founded Amiga in 1982. Only two games were officially released by Amiga for the Atari 2600, although they also released a controller and peripheral.
Mogual Maniac (complete)
Off Your Rocker (cart) Prototype
Surf’s Up (cart) Copy

Avalon Hill
Avalon Hill was a traditional board-game company, and they jumped into the 2600 scene at a very late date. By the time they shipped their first game, the market was saturated and retailers had slashed orders.
Death Trap (complete)
Londn Blitz (complete)
Out Of Control (complete)
Shuttle Orbiter (complete)
Wall Ball (complete)

Bomb
Bomb titles are very difficult to find in the US due to limited distribution, although they are easier to find outside of the US in PAL format.
Assault (complete)
DC-2 (complete) PAL
Great Escape (complete)
Wall Defender (complete)
Z Tack (complete)

Coleco
Coleco, otherwise known as the Connecticut Leather Company, not only made their own system but also released games for other systems such as the Atari 2600.
Berenstain Bears (complete)
Carnival (complete)
Doney Kong (complete)
Donkey Kong Jr. (complete)
Front Line (complete)
Mouse Trap (complete)
Mr. Do (complete)
Roc ‘n’ Rope (complete)
Smurf Rescue in Garamel’s Castle (complete)
Smurf Saves the Day (complete)
Time Pilot (complete)
Venture (complete)
Zaxxon (complete)

Commavid
Originally going by the name Computer Magic, CommaVid is one of the more interesting software companies of the classic era. All of their cartridges are difficult to find, most notably MagiCard.
Cakewalk (complete)
Cosmic Swarm (complete)
MAGICARD (complete)
Mines of Minos (complete)
Room of Doom (complete)
Rush Hour (complete)
Stronghold (complete)
VIDEO LIFE (complete)

Data Age
Data Age was founded in 1982 and got off to a strong start, but it didn’t last. They initially had some interesting original titles but then made some very bad high profile games.
Airlock (complete)
Bermuda Triangle (complete)
Bugs (complete)
Encounter at L 5 (complete)
Frankenstein’s Monster (complete)
Journey Escape (complete)
Secret Agent (cart)
SSSnake (complete)
Warplock (complete)

Ebivision
Ebivision are Eric Bacher and Igor Barzilai, a French duo who have created several games for the 2600. Ebivision has released new titles at gaming expos over the years where they usually sell out very quickly.
Alfred Challenge (complete)
Allia Quest (complete) #51
Escape from Supercade (cart)
Merlin’s Wall (complete)
Pesco (complete)
Pac-Man (complete)
Power Off (complete)

Epyx
Epyx was primarily a computer software company, but they made a few games for the 2600 and 7800. Unlike most other companies however, Epyx released their games after the crash, in 1987.
California Games (complete)
Summer Games (complete)
Winter Games (complete)

Engesoft

4 In 1 (complete) PAL

Exus
Exus released only two Atari 2600 games, but at least they were different. Video Jogger and Video Reflex were sold with the Foot Craz Activity Pad, a peripheral similar to the Nintendo Power Pad.
Video Jogger (complete)
Video Reflex (complete)

Fantastic Game

32 In 1 (cart) PAL
UFO Patrol (cart) PAL

First Star
Founded in 1982, First Star was only involved with a few games for the Atari consoles. Boing! (2600) was the only cartridge they actually produced, although it is a good game.
Boing (complete)
Boing grip handle (cart only)
Boulder Dash (complete)

Froggo Games
In 1988, Froggo decided to get into the videogame publishing arena, deciding to go with the 2600 and 7800. For the 2600 they didn’t actually create their own games. They either re-released existing games or slightly modified them and gave them a new title.
Cruise Missile (complete)
Karate (complete)
Sea Hawk (complete)
Sea Hunt (complete)
Spider Droid (complete)
Task Force (complete)

John Sands
John Sands Electronics was a distributor of board games, greeting cards, video games, and other things in Australia. They sold several Atari 2600 games exclusive to Australia.
Aquatack (complete) PAL
Exoset Missile (cart) PAL
Sea Hawk (complete) PAL

Johnson & Johnson

Tooth Protectors (complete)

Joystik

Enduro (Cart, Case) PAL

JVP

4 In 1 (cart) PAL
X-Man (cart) PAL

Konami
A Japanese software company, Konami was established in the arcade arena and got its start in the home business with the Atari 2600.
Marine Wars (complete)
Pooyan (complete)
Strategy X (complete)

K-Tel Vision
Founded by Phil Kives, K-Tel Vision was the software arm of that same K-Tel company that hawked disco compilations and teflon pots and pans on late night TV.
Spider Maze (cart)
Vulture Attack (complete)

Milton Bradley
While Milton Bradley was not new to videogames (Microvision, Vectrex), they were another one of the latecomers when it came to publishing software for the 2600.
Spitfire Attack (complete)
Survival Run (complete)

Multi Game

32 In 1 (cart) PAL

Mystique
Mystique stirred quite a bit of controversy when they announced their games – they were to be marketed as “adult” titles with nudity and mature themes.
Bachelor Party (complete)
Beat’em & Eat’em (complete)
Custer’s Revenge (complete)
Jungle Fever PAL(complete)

Mythicon
Mythicon entered the market with only three games. All three games were essentially the same with some minor changes.
Fire Fly (complete)
Sorcerer (complete)
Star Fox (complete)

Salu
In the late 1980’s Atari attempted a comeback for the 2600, and this spurred a few companies to get into the game. One of them was Salu of Great Britain, who released three new games for the 2600 in the 1990’s.
Acid Drop (complete) PAL
Keystone Kapers (cart) PAL

Sega
Sega was known for their arcade games at the time of their entry into the home market. They initially licensed their games to Coleco for the ColecoVision console and later to other companies including Atari. Games such as Frogger, Zaxxon, and Pengo were very successful, so Sega decided to publish its own titles.
Buck Rogers (complete)
Congo Bongo (complete)
Star Trek (complete)
Sub Scan (complete)
Tac Scan (complete)
Thundergound (complete)

Selchow & Righter
Programmed by QDI and based on the Selchow & Righter board game Scrabble, it was the only title the company released. It is very difficult to find today, especially in the box.
Glib (complete)

Shock Vision

Enduro (cart) PAL
International Soccer (box only)
Snoopy (cart) PAL

Simage
A religious company about which little is known, their only release was Eli’s Ladder. One of the rarest of all 2600 games, this was a religious education game that had very little distribution.
Eli’s Ladder (complete)

Space Vision

Mario Bross (cart)

Sparrow
A religious company founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn that produces mainly music albums, Sparrow released one cartridge, Music Machine, based on the Music Machine album by Candle. There is a Music Machine II by Candle, but that album never had a cartridge counterpart.
Music Machine (complete)

Spectravision / Spectravideo
Spectravision produced a large number of 2600 titles and was doing quite well until the Crash. Perhaps best known for producing the mail order-only game Chase the Chuckwagon, Spectravision had a decent lineup including many rare games that are sought after today such as Bumper Bash and Mangia.
Bumper Bash (complete)
Chase The Chuckwagon (complete)
China Syndrome (complete)
Cross Force (complete)
Gangster (complete)
Gas Hog (complete)
Mangia (complete) NTSC
Master Builder (complete)
Nexar (complete)
Plant Patrol (complete)
SongMate (complete)
Tape Worm (complete)

Sunrise
Sunrise was a very small company compared to others of the time. Although the company’s first game, Quest for Quintana Roo, is considered one of the best adventure games for the 2600, Sunrise only produced one other 2600 game after that. Glacier Patrol was finished but never published by Sunrise. Texas-based Telegames picked up the rights to it and published it, as well as re-releasing Quest for Quintana Roo.
Quest For Quintan Roo (complete) PAL

Telesys
Telesys released a number of creative games for the 2600, but never quite became the success they had hoped. A few of their titles were not widely distributed and have become collectible today. They released many of their games in two styles – a standard rectangular case, and a case with a small “handle” on the end. Additionally, a few of their standard case games came in both color and black and white variations.
Coconuts (complete)
Cosmic Creeps (complete)
Demolition Herby (complete)
Fast Food (complete)
Ram It (complete)
Star Gunner (complete)

Tigervision
A division of Tiger Toys, Tigervision entered the market in 1982. Already an established producer of handheld electronic games, Tiger’s lineup included ports of little known arcade games such as Polaris and Espial, and computer licenses such as Miner 2049er. Some of their titles such as River Patrol and Miner 2049er II are very rare today and highly sought after by collectors.
Espial (complete)
Jawbreaker (complete)
King Kong (complete)
Marauder (complete)
Miner 2049er (complete)
Miner 2049er 2 (complete)
Polaris (complete)
River Patrol (complete)
Springer (complete)
Threshold (complete)

TNT Games
Excellent graphics characterize TNT Games’ only release for the 2600, BMX Airmaster. Unfortunately, the market dropped out from beneath them and nothing else was produced.
BMX Airmaster (complete)

Tron

Mario Bros. (cart) PAL

Ubi Soft

Pick ‘n’ Pile (complete) PAL

Ultravision
Ultravision is an interesting company on paper, but their products did not live up to company hype. Initially they announced their own videogame console; ultimately, they only released two games for the 2600.
Condor Attack (complete)
Karate (cart)

VentureVision
In 1982 Robert Hesler started VentureVision in Grand Prairie, TX, with a tiny staff and big dreams. The company only released one game before it went out of business – Rescue Terra I.
Rescue Terra 1 (complete)

Video Gems
Video Gems games are original, not clones of other titles. They were a Hong Kong company whose games were distributed in Europe by Hanimex. Video Gems included two high-score stickers with each game, so the player could reward himself for top scores.
Missile Control (cart) PAL
Mission Survive (cart) PAL
Surfer’s Paridise (complete) PAL
Steeplechase (cart) PAL
Treasure Below (cart) PAL

Video Grow

Cavernas Do Inferno (cart)
Raid Mortal (cart)
Mao Leve (complete)

Video Jogo

Boxing (cart) PAL

Video Tiger

X-Man (cart) PAL

Wingames

Sex Man (cart) PAL
Soccer (cart) PAL

Videosoft
Founded by Channel F creator Jerry Lawson, Videosoft released only one cartridge – Color Bar Generator. This was not a game, but a tool to be used by service technicians. Since this title could only be purchased directly from the company or from some service dealers, it is very hard to find today.
Color Bar Generator (complete)

Wizard Video
Another cheap marketing attempt from a non-gaming company. Wizard Video was the distributor of Texas Chainstructionsaw Massacre on videotape, and they decided a videogame would be a good idea. In releasing Halloween and Texas Chainstructionsaw Massacre, they introduced the first horror videogames to the market.
Halloween (complete)
The Tesas Chainstructionsaw Massacre (complete)

Xante
Founded by Princeton/Wharton alumn Roger Collinstructions in 1983, Xante had plans to be a major player in the videogame software distribution market. With a business plan similar to Romox, Xante planned to establish attended kiosks that could produce cartridges on demand from a catalog of games.
Trick Shot (cart)

Zellers
Founded in 1931, Zellers is a Canadian discount department store that sold Atari games in the 1980’s. All their games were knock-offs manufactured in Taiwan and sold without license from Atari. Packaging was very plain, with a simple red box featuring some unusual artwork, the title of the game, and the words “2600 Compatible” in large white letters.
Challenge (complete) PAL
Circus (complete) PAL
Dragon Treasure (cart) PAL
Earth Attack (cart) PAL
Front Line (complete) PAL
Laser Volley (complete) PAL
Ocean City Defender (cart) PAL
Pinball (cart) PAL
Scuba Diver (cart) PAL
Sea Hawk (cart) PAL
Space Adventure (cart) PAL
Theamk (cart) PAL
Turmoil (cart) PAL
War Zone (cart) PAL

Zimag
A subsidiary of Magnetic Tape International, Zimag entered the videogame scene in 1983. They were another example of a company simply trying to cash in on a trend – they weren’t particularly interested in making the best games.
Cosmic Corridor (complete) PAL
Dishaster (complete) PAL
I Want My Mommy (complete) PAL
Tanks But No Tanks (complete) PAL